The Reformation Defense of Clerical Marriage in the Reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3328641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John K Yost (University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 152-165 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3166880 |
| OpenAlex | W2019945064 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
The abolition of monastic vows and mandatory clerical celibacy and the exaltation of marriage and the family were among the most revolutionary changes in religion and ethics produced by the Reformation. Although scholars have given it too little attention, the controversy over the relative merits of marriage and celibacy, and particularly the campaign for clerical marriage, played a major role in the development of the Reformation. The law of celibacy and vows of chastity became principal topics of discussion when the reformers strove to break down the old order of medieval Christianity. The most concrete manifestation of the impact of the controversy over marriage and celibacy lay in the fact that many priests joined the Reformation movement precisely to escape the restrictions imposed upon their domestic life by the old order
Archaeology · Celibacy · Christianity · Economics · Order (exchange) · Political science · Principal (computer security) · Sociology · History · Law · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2024 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |